Gravel Type for a track

[Part timer farmer]

Hi
I am dealing with an existing farm track that needs upgraded for heavy non farm traffic, occasional use. There’s cattle in the field, farm is in South Wales.

I don’t want cows getting lame using the wrong stone , any suggestions as to what type of gravel I should use please.

 

[Old apprentice]

Lime stone .

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I put about 700 tons of road planings on the farm lane, great job, however, I have read that they are not suitable for cow tracks, as the cows will become lame.

Underlying stone on the farm here is shale, but it is a soft shale, great for fill, but heavy use and it turns to mud. Good in field gateways and obviously it's free just to dig up but a disaster on a road that is used more than just very occasionally.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Do you have any stone you can dig

 

[Kevtherev]

Hi
I am dealing with an existing farm track that needs upgraded for heavy non farm traffic, occasional use. There’s cattle in the field, farm is in South Wales.

I don’t want cows getting lame using the wrong stone , any suggestions as to what type of gravel I should use please.

Any quarries locally?
Or any farm stone (shale) available?

 

[Part timer farmer]

Do you have any stone you can dig

Not an option, at least not on the farm

 

[Part timer farmer]

Any quarries locally?
Or any farm stone (shale) available?

There is though the that stone is not suitable I’m told. Similar jobs used shale in Scotland so may need similar here

 

[Kevtherev]

Some quarry shale or crusher run put down with tracked machine then vib roll be the best probably.

 

[bigw]

We use dust or rock fines for topping off tracks, it goes together well and has no sharp stones in it.

 

[kiwi pom]

Almost every dairy fam in this area uses dressing grade limestone track rock. Lay it over any old surface deep enough then grade and roll, goes a bit like cement, good for cows feet.

 

[ploughman1963]

Dairy farm I’m involved with use ‘criggion dust’ - I’m guessing criggion quarry @Kevtherev ? Very very fine but hard wearing - only goes on 10mm thick over home quarried, shale type stone

 

[Kevtherev]

Dairy farm I’m involved with use ‘criggion dust’ - I’m guessing criggion quarry @Kevtherev ? Very very fine but hard wearing - only goes on 10mm thick over home quarried, shale type stone

Yes criggion quarry dust probably 8mm down great stuff to top a road off or use to blind off stone under concrete.

 

[ploughman1963]

Yes criggion quarry dust probably 8mm down great stuff to top a road off or use to blind off stone under concrete.

Finer than that - nearer to coarse lime

 

[Kevtherev]

Finer than that - nearer to coarse lime

Probably a finer grade out the plant then
Shame they don’t re open the quarry in pontesbury be handy